Special offer. Schoenberg, Webern, Berg: The String Quartet and the Voice
Sandrine Piau (soprano) & Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto)
Quatuor Diotima: Yun-Peng Zhao (violin I & II), Naaman Sluchin (violin I & II), Franck Chevalier (viola) & Pierre Morlet (cello)
The extreme refinement and minutely focused intensity, in recordings to match, make the Webern a singularly beautiful, if somewhat unsettling experience...Marie-Nicole Lemieux's voluptuous pianissimo... — More…
Contents
Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10
- Sandrine Piau (soprano)
- Quatuor Diotima
I. Massig
II. Sehr rasch
III. Litanei
IV. Entruckung
Webern: Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 (1911-1913)
- Quatuor Diotima
No. 1. Massig
No. 2. Leicht bewegt
No. 3. Ziemlich fliessend
No. 4. Sehr langsam
No. 5. Ausserst langsam
No. 6. Fliessend
Webern: Langsam "Schmerz immer Blick nach oben"
- Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto)
- Quatuor Diotima
Berg: Lyric Suite - for soprano and string quartet
- Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto)
- Quatuor Diotima
I. Allegretto giovale
II. Andante amoroso
III. Allegro misterioso - Trio estatico
IV. Adagio appassionato
V. Presto delirando - Tenebroso
VI. Largo desolato, "De Profundis Clamavi"